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Self-determination
Non-discrimination Equal enjoyment of rights and freedoms by male and female indigenous individuals
Art. 44

All the rights and freedoms recognized herein are equally guaranteed to male and female indigenous individuals.
ICESCR Art. 2.2

The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to guarantee that the rights enunciated in the present Covenant will be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
Special measures to promote capacity building and strengthen leadership of indigenous women (I128)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 17
Disparities in the data concerning the achievement of the SDGs by indigenous women as compared to indigenous men and as compared to non-indigenous women (I31)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 17
Full enjoyment, as a collective or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Art. 1

Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collective or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and international human rights law.


Art. 38

States, in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples, shall take the appropriate measures, including legislative measures, to achieve the ends of this Declaration.


Art. 46.2

In the exercise of the rights enunciated in the present Declaration, human rights and fundamental freedoms of all shall be respected. The exercise of the rights set forth in this Declaration shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law and in accordance with international human rights obligations. Any such limitations shall be non-discriminatory and strictly necessary solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for meeting the just and most compelling requirements of a democratic society.


Art. 46.3

The provisions set forth in this Declaration shall be interpreted in accordance with the principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, equality, non-discrimination, good governance and good faith.
Initiatives to promote awareness of UNDRIP among members of legislatures, the judiciary and the civil service undertaken by States (I101)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 7
Ratification of ICCPR; ICESCR, ICERD, CRC, CEDAW; fundamental ILO Conventions, ILO Conventions Nos. 107, 169, American Convention on Human Rights, African Charter on Human and Peoples (I110)

Structural indicator
WCIP para. 4
National action plans developed by States, in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples, to achieve the ends of the UNDRIP (I111)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 8
Existence of laws that are in direct violation of indigenous peoples’ rights (I53)

Structural indicator
Implementation of recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review, UN Treaties, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the ILO supervisory bodies and regional human rights mechanisms concerning the situation of indigenous peoples (I65)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 4
Indigenous peoples and individuals are equal to all other peoples and individuals in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity
Art. 2

Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.
Proportion of sustainable development indicators produced at the national level with full disaggregation [including with regards to indigenous identity] when relevant to the target, in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (I104)

Process indicator
SDG Indicator: 17.18.1
WCIP para. 19
Special measures within national action plans to promote and protect the rights of indigenous persons with disabilities and continue to improve their social and economic conditions (I130)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 9
Disparities in the data concerning the achievement of the SDGs by indigenous peoples, as compared to other sectors of society (I29)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 17
Proportion of [indigenous] population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law  (I88)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 16.b.1
Self-determination Respect for indigenous peoples' right to self-determination
Art. 3

Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.


Preamble1

Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources.


Preamble2

Recognizing and reaffirming that indigenous individuals are entitled without discrimination to all human rights recognized in international law, and that indigenous peoples possess collective rights which are indispensable for their existence, well-being and integral development as peoples.
ICESCR Art. 1.1

All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.


ICESCR Art. 1.3

The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
The collective rights of indigenous peoples to self-determination, i.e. to freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development is recognized in the constitution or other forms of superior law (I144)

Structural indicator
Recognition of indigenous peoples’ distinct identity in the constitution or national legislation based on self-identification (I32)

Structural indicator
Cultural integrity
Cultural integrity Effective prevention of and redress for any action which has the aim or effect of depriving them of their integrity as distinct peoples, their cultural values or ethnic identities
Art. 8.1

Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.
ICESCR Art. 15.1(a)

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone:
(a) To take part in cultural life
Incidents of removal of children, without free, prior and informed consent of the parents or legal custodians [since 2008] (I89)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 14
Right to manifest, practice, develop and teach cultural, spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies in accordance with international human rights standards.
Art. 12.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practise, develop and teach their spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of their ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of their human remains.


Art. 15.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.


Art. 34

Indigenous peoples have the right to promote, develop and maintain their institutional structures and their distinctive customs, spirituality, traditions, procedures, practices and, in the cases where they exist, juridical systems or customs, in accordance with international human rights standards.
Prohibition or restrictions in the practice of cultural, spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies (I82)

Outcome indicator
Cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and intellectual property Effective redress or restitution with respect to cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without free, prior and informed consent and repatriation of human remains and ceremonial objects
Art. 11.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature.
ICESCR Art. 15.1(c)

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone:
(c) To benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Development, in conjunction with the indigenous peoples concerned, of fair, transparent and effective mechanisms for access to and repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains at the national level (I25)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 27
Maintenance, control, protection and development of intellectual property over cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions
Art. 31.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions, literatures, designs, sports and traditional games and visual and performing arts. They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions.
Incidents of misappropriation of cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions (I83)

Outcome indicator
Maintenance, protection and access in privacy to religious and cultural sites
Art. 31.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions, literatures, designs, sports and traditional games and visual and performing arts. They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions.
Restrictions to indigenous peoples’ free and privileged access to religious and cultural sites (I64)

Outcome indicator
Maintenance, protection and development of cultural manifestations, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature.
Art. 11.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature.
Prevalence of persons devoting time to selected cultural, spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies (I156)

Outcome indicator
Lands, territories and resources
Recognition, protection and adjudication of inherent rights to lands, territories and natural resources Effective control over lands, territories and resources
Art. 26.2

Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they have otherwise acquired.
ICESCR Art. 1.2

All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.


ICESCR Art. 25

Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the inherent right of all peoples to enjoy and utilize fully and freely their natural wealth and resources.
Incidents of conflicting land or resource claims (I1)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 19
Incidents of settlements, land grabbing, land use or resource extraction without indigenous peoples’ free, prior and informed consent (I93)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 19
Possibility to maintain, strengthen and transmit to future generations indigenous peoples’ distinct spiritual relationship with lands, territories and resources; State legal recognition and protection of indigenous peoples' lands, territories and resource
Art. 25

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard.


Art. 26.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired.


Art. 26.3

States shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories and resources. Such recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the indigenous peoples concerned.

Recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories and resources in national legislation (I116)

Structural indicator
WCIP para. 24
Proportion of [indigenous] people with ownership or secure rights over land (out of total community population), disaggregated by sex. In order to capture relevant information related to this broad indicator, the following sub-indicators are guiding the questions: Characteristics of indigenous peoples' traditional land tenure systems; Extension of indigenous peoples' traditional territories (CA): Extention of lands covered by collective title deeds or other binding agreements; Percentage of men and women with title deeds or other binding agreements in recognition of their individual rights to lands. (I86)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 5.a.1.a
State implementation of a fair, independent, impartial, open and transparent process, with participation of indigenous peoples, to recognize and adjudicate their rights to lands, territories and resources in accordance with their customs and procedures
Art. 26.2

Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they have otherwise acquired.


Art. 27

States shall establish and implement, in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned, a fair, independent, impartial, open and transparent process, giving due recognition to indigenous peoples’ laws, traditions, customs and land tenure systems, to recognize and adjudicate the rights of indigenous peoples pertaining to their lands, territories and resources, including those which were traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used. Indigenous peoples shall have the right to participate in this process.

Clear procedures adopted by the State for identification, demarcation, mapping and registration of indigenous peoples’ lands or territories lands in consultation with and in accordance with indigenous norms, values and customs (I13)

Process indicator
Dispossession, removal and relocation No displacement or relocation without free, prior and informed consent
Art. 10

Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return.


Art. 8.2(b)

States shall provide effective mechanisms for prevention of, and redress for:
(b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources

ICESCR Art. 1.2

All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
Incidents of displacement or relocation without free, prior and informed consent (I75)

Outcome indicator
Cross-border contacts
Cross-border contact Possibility to maintain cross-border contacts and collaboration with members of the same indigenous people or other indigenous peoples
Art. 36.1

Indigenous peoples, in particular those divided by international borders, have the right to maintain and develop contacts, relations and cooperation, including activities for spiritual, cultural, political, economic and social purposes, with their own members as well as other peoples across borders.
ICESCR Art. 15.4

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the benefits to be derived from the encouragement and development of international contacts and co-operation in the scientific and cultural fields.
Recognition of indigenous peoples’ right to maintain cross-border contacts and collaboration in national legislation (I114)

Structural indicator
Restrictions to cross-border contacts and collaboration with members of indigenous peoples (I122)

Outcome indicator
General economic and social development
The right to food Food accessibility, nutrition and food safety/security
Art. 20.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and develop their political, economic and social systems or institutions, to be secure in the enjoyment of their own means of subsistence and development, and to engage freely in all their traditional and other economic activities.


Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.


Art. 21.2

States shall take effective measures and, where appropriate, special measures to ensure continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions. Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous elders, women, youth, children and persons with disabilities.


Art. 32.2

States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources.
ICESCR Art. 11.2(a)

The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international co-operation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed:
(a) To improve methods of production, conservation and distribution of food by making full use of technical and scientific knowledge, by disseminating knowledge of the principles of nutrition and by developing or reforming agrarian systems in such a way as to achieve the most efficient development and utilization of natural resources.
Trends in consumption of diverse locally-produced food (I147)

Outcome indicator
Trends in dependency on externally-produced food (I153)

Outcome indicator
Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under five years of age (I42)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 2.2.1
WCIP para. 13
Incidents of food shortage [since 2008] (I77)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 2.1.2
Social protection Equal access to social security schemes
Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
ICESCR Art. 9

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance.
Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women/newborns, work injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable (I9)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 1.3.1
WCIP para. 11
Targeted social security schemes
Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
Targeted social protection programs for indigenous peoples (I142)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 11
Housing, water and sanitation Equal access to services
Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
ICESCR Art. 11.1

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent.

Targeted housing, water and sanitation schemes for indigenous peoples (I22)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 11
Proportion of [indigenous] population using safely managed drinking water services (I26)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 6.1.1
Proportion of [indigenous] population with access to electricity (I48)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 7.1.1
WCIP para. 11
Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local [indigenous] communities in water and sanitation management (I52)

Process indicator
SDG Indicator: 6.b.1
WCIP para. 11
Proportion of [indigenous] population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand washing facility with soap and water (I90)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 6.2.1
WCIP para. 11
Security of tenure
Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
Proportion of [indigenous] people with ownership or secure rights over land (out of total community population), disaggregated by sex. (I30)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 5.a.1.a
Education
Education Access to education
Art. 14

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.
2. Indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination.
3. States shall, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, take effective measures, in order for indigenous individuals, particularly children, including those living outside their communities, to have access, when possible, to an education in their own culture and provided in their own language.
ICESCR Art. 13

1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to education. They agree that education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and the sense of its dignity, and shall strengthen the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. They further agree that education shall enable all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all racial, ethnic or religious groups, and further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
2. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize that, with a view to achieving the full realization of this right:
(a) Primary education shall be compulsory and available free to all;
(b) Secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational secondary education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education;
(c) Higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education;
(d) Fundamental education shall be encouraged or intensified as far as possible for those persons who have not received or completed the whole period of their primary education;
(e) The development of a system of schools at all levels shall be actively pursued, an adequate fellowship system shall be established, and the material conditions of teaching staff shall be continuously improved.
3. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to choose for their children schools, other than those established by the public authorities, which conform to such minimum educational standards as may be laid down or approved by the State and to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions.
4. No part of this article shall be construed so as to interfere with the liberty of individuals and bodies to establish and direct educational institutions, subject always to the observance of the principles set forth in paragraph I of this article and to the requirement that the education given in such institutions shall conform to such minimum standards as may be laid down by the State.


ICESCR Art. 14

Each State Party to the present Covenant which, at the time of becoming a Party, has not been able to secure in its metropolitan territory or other territories under its jurisdiction compulsory primary education, free of charge, undertakes, within two years, to work out and adopt a detailed plan of action for the progressive implementation, within a reasonable number of years, to be fixed in the plan, of the principle of compulsory education free of charge for all.


ICESCR Art. 15.1(b)

1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone:
(b) To enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications.


ICESCR Art. 15.3

(3) The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to respect the freedom indispensable for scientific research and creative activity.
Participation  rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (I129)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 4.2.2
WCIP para. 11
Percentage of [indigenous] children/young people: (a) in Grade 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex (I133)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 4.1.1
WCIP para. 11
Percentage of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions) (I135)

Process indicator
SDG Indicator: 4.a.1
WCIP para. 11
Secondary completion rate for girls and boys (I20)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 11
State special measures within the national [Education For All] strategies and programs to ensure equal access to education for indigenous peoples (I38)

Process indicator
Accessibility of school facilities for indigenous peoples (I61)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 11
Tertiary enrollment rates for women and men (I74)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 11
Primary completion rates for girls and boys (I80)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 11
Availability of and access to culturally and linguistically appropriate education
Art. 14

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.
2. Indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination.
3. States shall, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, take effective measures, in order for indigenous individuals, particularly children, including those living outside their communities, to have access, when possible, to an education in their own culture and provided in their own language.


Art. 15.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.
Proportion in indigenous children and youth reading and writing in their indigenous language (I157)

Outcome indicator
State special measures to train indigenous bilingual teachers (I136)

Process indicator
The right to mother-tongue and culturally appropriate education is recognized in national legislation (I143)

Structural indicator
WCIP para. 11
The right of indigenous peoples to establish their own education institutions is recognized in national legislation (I146)

Structural indicator
WCIP para. 11
Diversification of primary and secondary education curricula in accordance with indigenous peoples’ cultural and linguistics characteristics within the national Education For All framework (I37)

Structural indicator
WCIP para. 11
Extent to which primary education is conducted in indigenous languages (I55)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 11
Extent to which secondary education is conducted in indigenous languages (I57)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 11
Health
Health Access to health services
Art. 24

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to their traditional medicines and to maintain their health practices, including the conservation of their vital medicinal plants, animals and minerals. Indigenous individuals also have the right to access, without any discrimination, to all social and health services.
2. Indigenous individuals have an equal right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable stan-dard of physical and mental health. States shall take the necessary steps with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of this right.
ICESCR Art. 12

1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
2.:The steps to be taken by the States Parties to the present Covenant to achieve the full realization of this right shall include those necessary for:
(a) The provision for the reduction of the stillbirth-rate and of infant mortality and for the healthy development of the child;
(b) The improvement of all aspects of environmental and industrial hygiene;
(c) The prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases; d) The creation of conditions which would assure to all medical service and medical attention in the event of sickness.
Targeted health programs for indigenous peoples (I140)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 13
Accessibility of health facilities (I17)

Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 13
Coverage of [indigenous] child full immunization as recommended by national vaccination schedules (I21)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 3.8.1
WCIP para. 13
Enjoyment of highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Art. 24

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to their traditional medicines and to maintain their health practices, including the conservation of their vital medicinal plants, animals and minerals. Indigenous individuals also have the right to access, without any discrimination, to all social and health services.
2. Indigenous individuals have an equal right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable stan-dard of physical and mental health. States shall take the necessary steps with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of this right.
Maternal mortality ratio (I107)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 3.1.1
WCIP para. 13
Neonatal mortality rate (I115)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 3.2.2
WCIP para. 13
Adolescent birth rate (aged 10- 14; aged 15-19) per 1,000 [indigenous] women in that age group (I124)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 3.7.2
WCIP para. 13
Under-five mortality rate (I155)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 3.2.1
WCIP para. 13
Suicide mortality rate [among indigenous peoples] (I72)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 3.4.2
WCIP para. 13
Maintenance of traditional medicines and health practices
Art. 24

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to their traditional medicines and to maintain their health practices, including the conservation of their vital medicinal plants, animals and minerals. Indigenous individuals also have the right to access, without any discrimination, to all social and health services.
2. Indigenous individuals have an equal right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable stan-dard of physical and mental health. States shall take the necessary steps with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of this right.
The right to maintain traditional medicines and health practices is recognized in national legislation (I148)

Structural indicator
Trends in traditional healing practices (I149)

Outcome indicator
Employment and occupation
The right to work and equality in employment and occupations Non-discrimination in employment and occupations
Art. 17.1

Indigenous individuals and peoples have the right to enjoy fully all rights established under applicable international and domestic labour law.
ICESCR Art. 6

1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to the opportunity to gain his living by work which he freely chooses or accepts, and will take appropriate steps to safeguard this right.
2. The steps to be taken by a State Party to the present Covenant to achieve the full realization of this right shall include technical and vocational guidance and training programmes, policies and techniques to achieve steady economic, social and cultural development and full and productive employment under conditions safeguarding fundamental political and economic freedoms to the individual.


ICESCR Art. 7

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work which ensure, in particular: a) Remuneration which provides all workers, as a minimum, with:
(i) Fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value without distinction of any kind, in particular women being guaranteed conditions of work not inferior to those enjoyed by men, with equal pay for equal work;
(ii) A decent living for themselves and their families in accordance with the provisions of the present Covenant;
(b) Safe and healthy working conditions;
(c) Equal opportunity for everyone to be promoted in his employment to an appropriate higher level, subject to no considerations other than those of seniority and competence;
(d) Rest, leisure and reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay, as well as remuneration for public holidays.


ICESCR Art. 8.1(a)

The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure:
(a) The right of everyone to form trade unions and join the trade union of his choice, subject only to the rules of the organization concerned, for the promotion and protection of his economic and social interests. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those prescribed by law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public order or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others;
Discrimination based on indigenous identity or background in respect to access to recruitment and terms and conditions of employment prohibited in national legislation (I27)

Structural indicator
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24) employed in the formal sector (I56)

Outcome indicator
Opportunity to gain a living by traditional occupation or work, which is freely chosen or accepted
Art. 20.1

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and develop their political, economic and social systems or institutions, to be secure in the enjoyment of their own means of subsistence and development, and to engage freely in all their traditional and other economic activities.
Outmigration from indigenous communities in search of employment (I127)

Outcome indicator
Status and trends in traditional occupations (I138)

Outcome indicator
Special measures to promote employment of indigenous youth (I36)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 15
Protection against forced labour, including through special measures
Art. 17.1

Indigenous individuals and peoples have the right to enjoy fully all rights established under applicable international and domestic labour law.


Art. 17.3

Indigenous individuals have the right not to be subjected to any discriminatory conditions of labour and, inter alia, employment or salary.
National legislation penalizes forced labour and human trafficking (I113)

Structural indicator
Number of [indigenous] victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation (I117)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 16.2.2
Incidents of forced labour (I79)

Outcome indicator
State special measures to eliminate forced labour among indigenous peoples (I8)

Process indicator
Child labour Protection against child labour, including through special measures
Art. 17.2

States shall in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples take specific measures to protect indigenous children from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development, taking into account their special vulnerability and the importance of education for their empowerment.
ICESCR Art. 10.3

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize that: Special measures of protection and assistance should be taken on behalf of all children and young persons without any discrimination for reasons of parentage or other conditions. Children and young persons should be protected from economic and social exploitation. Their employment in work harmful to their morals or health or dangerous to life or likely to hamper their normal development should be punishable by law. States should also set age limits below which the paid employment of child labour should be prohibited and punishable by law.
State special measures to eliminate child labour among indigenous peoples (I132)

Process indicator
Proportion and number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age (I44)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 8.7.1
Vocational training Access to general vocational training without discrimination
Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
ICESCR Art. 13.2(b)

Secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational secondary education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education;


ICESCR Art. 6.2

The steps to be taken by a State Party to the present Covenant to achieve the full realization of this right shall include technical and vocational guidance and training programmes, policies and techniques to achieve steady economic, social and cultural development and full and productive employment under conditions safeguarding fundamental political and economic freedoms to the individual.
Proportion of students enrolled in vocational education programmes at secondary and post-secondary level (I54)

Outcome indicator
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training (I84)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 8.6.1
Availability and access to vocational training according to special needs
Art. 21.1

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
State special measures to provide vocational training according to indigenous peoples’ special needs or traditional occupations (I134)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 25